[PATCH 3/5][RFC] can: Add register_candevice()

[Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>]

Add register_candevice() call, which unlike register_candev(),
registers the candev without rtnl lock held. This is very similar
to register_netdev() and register_netdevice().

Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
Cc: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Cc: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
---
 drivers/net/can/dev.c   | 7 +++++++
 include/linux/can/dev.h | 1 +
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index f8ef6b0..0db16f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -984,6 +984,13 @@ static struct rtnl_link_ops can_link_ops __read_mostly = {
 /*
  * Register the CAN network device
  */
+int register_candevice(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	dev->rtnl_link_ops = &can_link_ops;
+	return register_netdevice(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_candevice);
+
 int register_candev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->rtnl_link_ops = &can_link_ops;
diff --git a/include/linux/can/dev.h b/include/linux/can/dev.h
index 9b0520d..c67082d 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/dev.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/dev.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ int open_candev(struct net_device *dev);
 void close_candev(struct net_device *dev);
 int can_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu);
 
+int register_candevice(struct net_device *dev);
 int register_candev(struct net_device *dev);
 void unregister_candev(struct net_device *dev);
 
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